Gitea Docker image versions up to and including 1.26.2 use REVERSE_PROXY_TRUSTED_PROXIES=* by default, allowing any source IP to impersonate a user when reverse-proxy authentication headers such as X-WEBAUTH-USER are enabled.
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| Gitea | Gitea Open Source Git Server | unaffected |
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Gitea Docker image versions up to and including 1.26.2 use REVERSE_PROXY_TRUSTED_PROXIES=* by default, allowing any source IP to impersonate a user when reverse-proxy authentication headers such as X-WEBAUTH-USER are enabled. | |
| Title | Gitea Docker image trusts spoofable reverse-proxy headers by default | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-284 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Gitea
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Updated: 2026-07-03T20:19:29.588Z
Reserved: 2026-03-03T03:25:59.988Z
Link: CVE-2026-20896
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